C.M. Lee

“Hummingbirds and flowers go together like summertime and fireflies; like rainbows and sunshine.”
― Tasha Tudor, The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions

“Why do women want to dress like men when they’re fortunate enough to be women? Why lose our femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get much more accomplished by being charming than we would by flaunting around in pants and smoking. I’m very fond of men. I think they’re wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don’t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave error. Things half seen are so much more mysterious and delightful. Remember the term “a neatly turned ankle”? Think of the thrill that gentleman used to get if they caught even a glimpse of one. Now women go around in their union suits. And what a multitude of sins you could cover up with a long skirt if you had piano legs.”
― Tasha Tudor

“I enjoy solitude. It's probably selfish, but why bother about it. Life is much too important, as Oscar Wilde said, to be taken seriously. I feel so sorry for those mothers who are devastated by loneliness when their children fly the coop and don't want to live at home anymore. They feel lost, but look what exciting things can be done. Life isn't long enough to do all you could accomplish. And what a privilege to be alive. In spite of all the pollutions and horrors, how beautiful this world is. Supposing you only saw the stars once every year. Think what you would think. The wonder of it!”
― Tasha Tudor, The Private World of Tasha Tudor

“It's exciting to see things coming up again, plants that you've had twenty or thirty years. It's like seeing an old friend.”
― Tasha Tudor, The Private World of Tasha Tudor